Posts Tagged ‘Cinco de Mayo’

Shake your maracas and put on a sombrero because it’s fiesta time! Whether you want to celebrate Mexican culture on May 5th or you want to create a fiesta any time of the year, here are some fast, fun and affordable ideas for a Cinco de Mayo party. Invitations Affix your invitation to a packet…

Cinco de Mayo (May 5 in Spanish), the date of an unlikely Mexican victory over the French in 1862, is such a fun and festive celebration that it’s been enthusiastically adopted by its northerly neighbors. It is the perfect excuse for a festive party! Here’s how to plan this fabulous fiesta.

As a Southern California resident, I’ve partied out to Cinco de Mayo (the fifth of May) many times…so I’m looking forward quite happily to this year’s big bash. My non-Mexican heritage children are, too. So what’s the fuss about, anyway? And what can you do to involve your kids (and yourself!) in this fun and…

Cinco de Mayo (May 5th, for those of you that don’t speak Spanish), is a celebration of an unlikely victory by Mexican forces over a much larger French army in the 19th century. Though not a special holiday in Mexico, it has grown to become an unofficial celebration of Mexican culture in the United States.…